Pinelands Preservation Alliance began a partnership with Roots to Prevention last year that aims to “leverage collective strengths to create economic and lifestyle opportunities for those disproportionately affected by limited access to healthy food,” explained Becky Free, PPA director of membership and communications. Adding RTP to the alliance’s array of social equity programs, she pointed out, reinforces “a dedication to fostering a healthier, more equitable regional food system.”

Roots to Prevention, founded and managed by Jonathan Wetstein in Camden, is a cross-sectoral collaboration of…